Indonesia's Power Deal
Generates Controversy

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia signed a contract to buy electricity from a newly proposed power plant, even as it faces a shortage of funds and an oversupply of power on Java island.

PT CEPA Indonesia, owner of the project that President Suharto has pushed forward while delaying many other infrastructure projects, on Friday signed a 20-year "power-purchase agreement" with state power utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara....